What Investment articles from June 2000

What Investment archives from June 2000

The luck of the Irish.
June 1, 2000... The troubled euro and EMU rules are posing problems for the Emerald Isle. But Michael Wilson is certain that with Irish luck and good management, obstacles will be overcome There must be times when Ireland's Prime Minister, Bertie Ahern,...

The faces behind the fortunes.
June 1, 2000... Anybody who thought the dry world of investments was immune to the growing cult of celebrity has been proved conclusively wrong. The media obsession with famous individuals has spread to the fund managers running unit trusts and investment...

Advice online.
June 1, 2000... To date, the majority of internet offerings from financial advisers have been limited to discounts on ISAs. IFA and internet specialist James Caldwell trawls the net looking for just that little bit extra The Bandwagon is rolling and it's...

United States Losing its lustre.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... Each month, What Investment speaks to the top-performing fund managers in global markets and asks them to reveal the key issues driving their stock selection decisions. As market volatility continues, fund managers are getting defensive ...

United Kingdom A return to value.
June 1, 2000... `Out with the new and in with the old' is fund managers' current view as markets make a welcome return to basic investment principles Overpricing means that fund managers are turning away from TMT stocks. While there is no doubting the...

Europe All eyes on the euro.
June 1, 2000... The weak euro is proving a boon for corporate earnings growth in the export sector Tremors throughout the world stock markets in April have at last begun to settle, and Europe has emerged from the whole debacle looking surprisingly good....

Far East Japan in focus.
June 1, 2000... Recovery and rising profits mean Japan is back in favour Japan is receiving a lot of attention from fund managers due to rising profits and recovery. There has been rapid growth in equity investment from around the world into Japanese...

Market insider: Latin America.
June 1, 2000... Continuing our series providing a fundamental analysis of a region from an economic and political perspective. This month, Michael Wilson considers the prospects for Latin America There are times when normal investment logic simply doesn't...

Market View.
June 1, 2000... Last month the `new economy' technology, media and telecoms (TMT) glory boys faced their first reality check, and the schadenfreude among `old economy' supporters was palpable. The only old-economy sector making it into the worst...

Technology sector view.
June 1, 2000... You do not need the brain of Einstein to see that the software and computer services sector had a rotten April, but the recent sell off should be taken in context. In the one month to the sector's darkest point in mid-April, it fell by just...

Technology share view.
June 1, 2000... With hindsight, the straw that might have broken the camel's back could have been Lastminute.com. Its shares were floated at 380p in March but today trade at 210p. For the 180,000 investors offered a meagre 35 shares in the public offering that...

Failing to bond.
June 1, 2000... The last 12 months have been pretty dismal for any bond investor, which is not surprising considering that all of the world's markets have been revelling in the equity boom. Overall performance figures for the global bond sector have been...

Euro-zone in.
June 1, 2000... At the time of writing this piece, the euro plunged to new depths against the US dollar at $0.8848, a loss of more than 25 per cent since its launch at the beginning of last year. But while the weakness of the euro may pose a political dilemma...

Money clinic.
June 1, 2000... A panel of independent experts answer readers' financial planning and investment queries * The time is now? Technology unit trust performance seems to have fallen this past couple of months. Is now a good time to invest? Mr B...

Best ways to save.
June 1, 2000... INSTANT ACCESS ACCOUNTS Company Account Name Balance of $00 [pounds sterling] First-e (www.first.e.com) Savings Account(**) Northern...

TOP-PERFORMING UNIT-LINKED PENSIONS.
June 1, 2000... Five years to 1 May 2000. Results of 100 [pounds sterling] invested on an offer-to-bid basis with gross income reinvested. Source: Standard & Poor's Micropal Australasia FP Australian (ex NM)(**) 145.20 1 Sector...

Retiring gracefully.
June 1, 2000... Medical advances and improved care for the elderly means that life expectancy has increased dramatically. But before you get carried away with visions of taking the grandkids out shopping, and long, relaxing holidays abroad, it is worth...

Switch on to Safety.
June 1, 2000... When we talk about income, the usual way is to express it as a percentage return on a capital value. For example a deposit account will give a certain rate on a given balance, and if the interest is taken and spent then naturally the capital...

High Yield need not mean High Risk.
June 1, 2000... In just five years, UK corporate bonds have gone from being a little-known component of institutional pension funds to being one of the major asset classes in the retail sector. Despite their importance to the market, they are still...

Fortune favours the cautions.
June 1, 2000... In the latter part of last year and early months of this year we saw headlines everywhere proclaiming huge gains in technology funds and placing fantastic values on dot.com firms that may or may not make a profit at some time in the future. At...

Why Use Protected funds?
June 1, 2000... The End of the World is Nigh" says the placard carried up and down Oxford Street in London by a man who looks as if he has inside information on the headline he's promoting. The man coming the other way carries a placard stating "The End of the...

Your Own Personal Portforlio.(evaluation of "discretionary portfolio management services")(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2000... As investors it is our increasing demand for choice that is shaping the investment industry today. We may appreciate the long-term opportunities that equities can offer but we also recognise the risks associated with holding all of our...

Zero In on Growth.
June 1, 2000... If you have a need for a fixed cash return at a fixed point in the future, perhaps on retirement or finding university fees, and want growth until that time rather than income, it may be worth considering an investment in Zeros. A Zero Dividend...

WESTON FINANCIAL GROUP.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... Weston Financial Group is a well-established firm of independent financial advisers, advising individual investors on a Nationwide basis. Originally set up in 1961, the group is headed by John Cooper and Gary Hexley, who originally met whilst...

With-Profits without the Worry.(analysis of pooled funds offered by insurance companies)
June 1, 2000... Investing in the stock market has over the medium to long term produced far better returns than deposit accounts. However, back in t987 sudden falls in one week saw around 25 per Cent of the market value disappear. Commonly perceived "problems"...

Back to reality.(Brief Article)(Editorial)
June 1, 2000... Just prior to What Investment being compiled for publication, the long predicted correction of the world's stock markets occurred. Indices in the US, Far East and, finally, the UK had foundered, with both the FTSE 100 and FTSE All Share losing...

NEWS ROUND-UP.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... INVESTORS MISS OUT ON THEIR FAIR SHARE UK investors have failed to claim a staggering 3 billion [pounds sterling] in shares and dividends, according to a study by BACS, the UK's automated clearing house. This figure, provided by the...

top ten funds.(performance statistics of mutual funds in UK)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2000... Unit Trusts/OEICs One year Performance 1 Artemis UK Smaller Cos 264.74 2 CF Bio-Tech 241.91 3 CF Technology Growth 240.14 4 Henderson...

New Offers.(evaluation of savings and investment plans in UK)
June 1, 2000... We examine what the latest savings and investment plans have to offer investors. Each product has been given a star rating representing its overall value for money based on cost, terms and conditions and investment opportunity * Aberdeen...

Product of the Month: London Pacific Assurance.(high-yield bond offered and evaluated)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... London Pacific Assurance is offering a high-yield bond with a capital guarantee. The Guaranteed Return Bond currently has a yield of 7.4 per cent and offers a choice of either three or five-year terms. Because the company is Jersey-based,...

Adventure capital.(evaluation of venture capital investing)
June 1, 2000... Generous tax treatments and huge possible returns make venture capital investment an exciting prospect. Jane Sumpter looks at how to grab a piece of the action Venture capital investment has soared in popularity over the last year. Spurred...

Merger mania.(analysis of the practice of mergers and acquisitions)
June 1, 2000... M&A activity has been rife recently. Ian Wylie reveals what happens when big fish target the tiddlers and how the feeding frenzy affects shareholders Hardly a week goes by without the announcement of another awe, inspiring deal between...